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Noun: Sardis  saa(r)-dis
  1. An ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural centre of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402

Type of: city, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Republic of Turkey, Turkey, Türkiye

Encyclopedia: Sardis, SE Pembrokeshire